Strawberry Leaf Plate: C.80-1933

Titles

Strawberry Leaf Plate

Maker(s)

Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory (Factory)
Littler, William (Proprietor)

Description

Soft-paste porcelain soup plate, moulded in relief, and decorated with leaves and fruits of strawberry plants in polychrome enamels.

Soft-paste porcelain soup plate, moulded in relief, lead-glazed, and painted in red, yellow, green, blue, purple and puce enamels. The deep circular plate has a turned-out wavy rim, moulded alternately with leaves and fruiting strawberry plants, and stands on a low, ground footring. The moulded decoration is naturalistically coloured, and the plate is further painted with scattered sprays and sprigs of flowers, in the style of the 'Trembly Rose Painter'. A pair with C.81-1933.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. A. V. Valentine-Richards

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 23.5 cm
Height: 4 cm

Place(s) associated

Longton Hall ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-04-05) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

Mid-18th Century
George II
Production date: circa AD 1755

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( red, yellow, green, blue, purple and puce)

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief, lead-glazed, and painted in red, yellow, green, blue, purple and puce enamels
Glazing (coating)